How Menasha compares across Wisconsin
Menasha is ranked on 40 lists against the 371 Wisconsin towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Menasha lands in the top half on 12 of 26 lists
Each dot is Menasha’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in WI, the right end is last. Areas where Menasha does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 88% of Wisconsin
Not better or worse, just Menasha’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Menasha out-ranks 0 of its 5 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Menasha lands in every WI ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Antigo · 1.4 yrs
#62
Cheapest rent#1 Bass Lake · $404/mo
#90
Lowest property tax#1 Stanley · $1,492/yr
#157
Rent easiest to afford#1 New Richmond · 20.8%
#69 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Brockway · 65.5%
#168
Most trails#1 Williams Bay · 3.5 mi / sq mi
#119
Most walkable#1 Whitefish Bay · 158 / sq mi
#51 Health
Healthiest#1 Whitefish Bay · 98 / 100
#312
Lowest obesity#1 Mequon · 28%
#282
Fewest smokers#1 Whitefish Bay · 7%
#300
Most active#1 Whitefish Bay · 14%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Whitefish Bay · 4%
#290
Lowest depression#1 Brookfield · 19%
#178
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waukesha · 0.2 mi
#52 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Hayward · 12.3 min
#153 
Safety
Safest#1 Geneva · 2.6
#84 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Stephenson · 55.7%
#164
Most new homes#1 DeForest · 26.3 per 1,000
#186
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Algoma · +89.8%
#94
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Whitefish Bay · 31.3 per home
#76 People
Most educated#1 Whitefish Bay · 81.9%
#267
Youngest#1 Whitewater · 22.1
#56
R
Oldest#1 Rome · 64.5
#313
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Most residents 65+#1 Rome · 48.1%
#325
Most kids#1 Arcadia · 37.7%
#98 
The number on the right is Menasha’s spot. All of Wisconsin’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every WI list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.